Motion
Motion: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Rectilinear Motion, Motion and Rest and, Basic Definitions of Motion
Important Questions on Motion

The speed and time for an object moving along straight line are related as . Where must be

Is it possible that a body is at rest and at the same time is in motion?

Rest and motion are relative terms. Explain with two examples.

A particle is moving along a straight line along the positive -axis such that its speed is inversely proportional to the distance from origin
[, where is the proportionality constant].
At , the particle is at point and moving along the positive -axis with speed . The graph of motion of the particle for versus (distance from origin) is shown in the figure for time particle moves from point to .

For an object moving along a straight line, choose the correct option


Which of the following is/are the example(s) of two-dimensional motion.

A car moving with a speed of takes a
U-turn in seconds, without changing its speed. What is the average acceleration during
these s time?

The stopping distance of a car is when moving with a speed of . If the car is now moving with , then its stopping distance will be

Differentiate between one dimensional and two dimensional motion.

Identify the type of motion for the movement of a bus on hill station road.

The motion of a train along a straight long track is _____ motion(rectilinear/curvilinear).

Which of the following is an example of rectilinear motion?

Shown below is the picture of a bicycle moving on a straight road.
Which of these types of motion does the cycle wheel undergo?

Shown below is a working clock.
Which of these needles of the clock is/are in a state of motion?
(i) hour hand needle (ii) minute hand needle (iii) second hand needle

Bholu and Golu are playing on a ground. They start running from the same point A in the ground and reach point B at the same time by following the paths marked 1 and 2, respectively as shown in the figure.
What can we say about the distance they travelled?

Ramesh moves from point A to B along a straight line and then comes back to A from B.
He keeps moving between A and B in the same manner for 10 minutes.
Which of the following describes Ramesh’s motion?

State the kind of motion exhibited by the soldiers marching on a road: _____. (Rectilinear/ Curvilinear)

